Jointed clip



March 18, 1930. c. P. NOURSE 1,751,352

JOINTED CLIP Filed May 19, 1927 IN VEN TOR.

' v PatentedMar. 18, 1930 UNITED CLAIR r. NoURsE, F M LWAUKE wxsoonsnvgeiissieivon To mnn-iviinnnnn coiyrrnnv,

or s'ouTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,-A CORPORATION or wrsconsm g; i

irorlv'rnn om f 1 Application filed May 19,492 se i i nd. 1 2365;

This invention relates to improv-ement in jointed clips.

' Jointed clips are used for the purpose of w Y j l -Referring now more particularly to Figsfl 1.

" and 2 f of thedrawingiit will appear that the numeral 5 indicates a' trace engaging member which is provided vwith'a pair of'sp'acedtrace eng'aging tonguesfi between whichtheiend'f v portion ofga'trace 'Zi-Xten'ds and-i's'rigidly secured by rivets 8. "The endpo'rtion'i'ofieachfv connecting the trace of a harness to a hame I 5 and permit pivotal and swivelling movements. Heretofore clips 'of; this character have been formed in three pieces, comprising i a member connected to thetrace, an interme diate member pivotally connected thereto,

- and an outer member pivotally connected with the intermediate member and connected. with thehame.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a jointed clip which is formed 5' of but two members, requiring fewer parts 7 than have heretofore, been used for like clips and reducing the cost of manufacture. I

A further object of the invention is to provide 'a jointed clip which can be entirely stamped from sheet steel. I

A further obj vide a jointed clip which may be swiveled and pivoted and which isalso provided with means'for limiting the movement of the parts .25 with respect to each other to prevent the same from getting stuck or caught in sitions of movement. a

A further object of the invention is to provide a jointed clip in which the hame connection is provided with an off-set portionto. ac. commodate the collar rib and prevent undue wear. w A further object of the invention is to provide a jointed clip which is of very simple construction, is inexpensive to' manufacture, is strong and durable, and is welladapted for the purpose described, v a 1.

With the above and other objects'in view the invention consists of the improved-j ointed clip, and its parts and combinations asset forth in the claim, and all equivalents thereof.

extreme po- In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

13 Fig.1 is a side view of the improved jointed clip connected with a trace and With-a hame,

parts being broken away and shown in sec- 7 Thejointed clip also includesa'swivel'mem- "berflO which is in theform offa doubledsheet of metal Iformingjan inner doubled tongue I portion ll andf anouter looped'portion12in 1 hichhtter'pm-ion a transverse opening 13 is" provided between the thickn sses: of metal and'the looped portionisOfF setinW'ardlyect of the invention is to proto'accommodate the ribof-a hor'se' collar. J a

Fi 8 is'a lon itudinal sectionalView lustrating amodi ed'formofclip attached to.

atrace-and hame.

tongue terminates enlarged disc portion 9 "p ovided an 'inwardly' i flanged "The doubled tongue portion of the'swivel member is extended between the flanged edges of thediso portions of thejmember (Sand is pivotally connected between said disc portions by-a pivot bolt'or rivet 14: extended the discs and the layers of the tongue; a

The swivel member'flO of'theijointed clip is adapted for attachment to a hame 16 carried by'a horse collar 16 Ofordinary construction, the hame being provided with a so. I C I through the central depressed portions 15 of hame bolt 17, and as shown the hame bolt extends through the aperture of the looped por-' tion'of the swivel member and the jointed clip is free toturn on said bolt." 9

Pivotal or, swivellingmovement between the swivel member andthe traceengaging member limited by "a pin .18 extended transversely through. the forward portions Q:

tion of the}. swivel member,'mo.vement being limited by the engagement of the pin with theends of the slot. I o

All parts of the jointed clip arev stamped from sheet steel andli'mited swivelling move- 1 .ment is affordedbyitheQconnection of the a.

two members as well as lateralpivotal movement of the entire blip ontheihameboltl of the .disc portions. and alsoi j extending. i through a'curvedslot 19 inthejtong ue por-.

In the modified form of clip shown in Fig. 3 the tongue portion of the swivel member is-extended exteriorly of the disc portions 9" and to permit this arrangement said disc portions are ofi-set inwardly, from the por-. tions '6'whi1e the layers 11 forming the tongueoi the swivel member are separated. A pivot pin 14 is extended through all of said portions, as shown. 'A limiting stop is 7 provided by a pin 18 extended through all of the members and a pair of registering curved slots 19 in the disc portions.

- From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved jointed clip is of very simple and novelconstruc'tion, and is well adapted for the purpose set forth.

2 What I claim :as my invention is:

The combination with a hame having a r i hame bolt and a trace, of a two-piece jointed c'lip' directly connecting the trace and hame ,fbolt, comprising a pair of spaced apart arms, eachhaving an attaching tongue and an eni larged disc portion, the trace being secured flatly between said-tongues, and a swivel member having an inner bi-layered tongue 7 portion. extended between said disc portions and pivotally connected thereto and an integral outer inwardly offset looped portion,

said hame bolt being pivotally extended through the looped portion, the tongue of 'the swivel member having a curved slot therein and a pin extending through the disc .portions and said slot for limiting the piv- -otal movement of the swivel member with respect tothe arms.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature. 4,

. CLAIR P. NOURSE. 

